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In every area of practice, WilmerHale brings the insight, dedication to excellence, and commitment to client service needed for our clients to achieve their business objectives. Our five-department structure and team approach to service enable us to provide the highest level of responsiveness and access to lawyers with the most appropriate experience.

Companies face significant challenges in protecting and enforcing their intellectual property around the world, and when those challenges are not successfully addressed, the business consequences can be enormous. WilmerHale is specially positioned to help with these challenges, bringing to bear lawyers ranked as the best in the world from the patent and trademark bar, IP litigators and international trade, with global experience in navigating the complex legal, business and public policy aspects of international IP.

Our lawyers help companies and industries:

secure protection for their IP in jurisdictions around the world—for instance, preparing and prosecuting patents under the Patent Cooperative Treaty and working with seasoned patent lawyers in multiple jurisdictions;

resolve protection and enforcement disputes before administrative agencies and courts around the world—either directly (in those jurisdictions where we can appear) or in coordination with local counsel;

improve foreign government enforcement of IP—including by devising legal and public policy strategies, working directly with foreign governments (including in difficult developing markets like China and India) and enlisting US and EU government support and action;

contain the damage from infringement—including ensuring that infringing products do not enter the United States (through section 337 litigation before the US International Trade Commission).

Our lawyers also help shape the rules of international IP, helping companies, industries and governments:

shape the formulation and implementation of government policies, national legislation and international rules regarding IP—including counseling on implementation of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and development of relevant national legislation;

ensure enforcement of governments' international IP commitments—including under TRIPS.

In all of these areas, WilmerHale has substantial capabilities and experience, which we regularly bring together to handle cross-cutting, multi-disciplinary problems. Our core IP, IP litigation, and international trade practices are regularly ranked as the best or among the best in their class. With former senior policy makers from the United States and European Union governments, we have broad experience in negotiating practical solutions with governments, businesses, and other stakeholders. Additionally, we bring on-the-ground experience in key markets, including China, India and throughout Europe.

Companies face significant challenges in protecting and enforcing their intellectual property around the world, and when those challenges are not successfully addressed, the business consequences can be enormous. WilmerHale is specially positioned to help with these challenges, bringing to bear lawyers ranked as the best in the world from the patent and trademark bar, IP litigators and international trade, with global experience in navigating the complex legal, business and public policy aspects of international IP.

Successfully used the EU’s Trade Barriers Regulation to help the French wine producers in Bordeaux protect their geographical indications

Advised a pharmaceutical federation in one of the EU Member States on supplementary protection certificates for pharmaceutical patents

Represent the European chemical industry in a case involving protection of so-called "regulatory data" before the European Court of First Instance

Represent major European consumer electronics company in its Trade Barriers Regulation procedure against compulsory patent licenses issued in Taiwan

Advised a major international wines and spirits company on the conflict between a relatively obscure geographical indication of origin and an internationally recognized trademark

Advised on access to proprietary test data in connection with a regulatory authorization procedure in EU Member States

Represented in its successful and precedent-setting competition law challenge before the European Court of Justice of a competitor’s refusal to give access to information on patterns of drugs prescribed by physicians for the German pharma industry

TRIPS and International Rules

Used the TRIPS Agreement to persuade foreign governments to be more zealous in their enforcement of intellectual property rights with regard to the counterfeit of recorded music and the abuse of registered trademarks for vodka

Advised US and EU pharmaceutical companies on the public health and access to patented medicines debate in the WTO

Advise a WTO Member in the China-Intellectual Property Rights WTO case

Advised US pharmaceutical company of consistency of French reimbursement system with WTO and other international rules

Publications & News

The Legal 500 United States has released its 2017 rankings, recommending 125 WilmerHale lawyers—including 12 who are named to its elite “Leading Lawyers” list and two on its “Next Generation Lawyers” list—and 28 practice areas in its 11th edition.

The fourth edition of the IP Stars Handbook—a Managing IP guide that identifies the leading IP firms and lawyers in the world—has been released and it prominently ranks WilmerHale and 19 of its partners.

The American Lawyer has named WilmerHale as one of three finalists for 2016 Litigation Department of the Year in the Intellectual Property category. In its profile of the firm, The American Lawyer highlights WilmerHale's client commitment and its long-term strategic thinking, versatility and depth of first-chair trial talent.

On July 1, 2014, the European Commission adopted two Communications calling for better protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. This is the first major initiative in the Commission’s international IP rights agenda, following the European Parliament’s rejection of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (“ACTA”) in July 2012.

In every area of practice, WilmerHale brings the insight, dedication to excellence, and commitment to client service needed for our clients to achieve their business objectives. Our five-department structure and team approach to service enable us to provide the highest level of responsiveness and access to lawyers with the most appropriate experience.